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Ministry of Coal
Shri Pralhad Joshi Reviews Coal Production and Supply at CCL and BCCL, Ranchi
Does Inspection of Coal Mines in Chatra, Jharkhand
Urges to Ensure Uninterrupted Supply of Coal to Power Plants
Union Minister for Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Shri Pralhad Joshi chaired a review meeting of CCL and BCCL at CCL HQ, in Ranchi today. Shri V K Tiwari, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Coal, Shri Pramod Agarwal, Chairman, CIL and other senior officials participated among others.
The Minister Joshi reviewed coal production and off take of CCL and BCCL. He gave out directions to ensure sustained coal production and dispatch to the power plants. Shri Joshi said, “festive season has started and it is our duty to secure uninterrupted supply of coal to the power plants”. He said that the coal companies should take necessary steps to clear the bottle necks in coal evacuation and production. Shri Joshi instructed the officials to motivate the employees to make all-out efforts to scale up production and dispatch.
Prior to the joint meeting of CCL and BCCL, Minister Shri Joshi visited Ashoka Mine in Piparwar area of CCL in Chatra District, Jharkhand. He interacted with the ground team and motivated them to increase production and offtake from the mine. The Minister also visited Bachra Railway Siding in Piparwar Area, Ranchi and emphasized on supply of proper quantity of coal onto the railway wagons.
Ministry of Defence
CHIEF OF THE NAVAL STAFF PRESENTS GALLANTRY AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDALS DURING NAVAL INVESTITURE CEREMONY AT VISAKHAPATNAM
Admiral R Hari Kumar, Chief of the Naval Staff , presented the Gallantry and Distinguished Service awards on behalf of the President of India at an impressive Naval Investiture Ceremony which was held at the Eastern Naval Command at Visakhapatnam on 31 May 2023. The ceremony was organized to honour and recognize the bravery, leadership, professional achievements and distinguished service of Naval personnel.
33 awards were conferred during the ceremony which included Nao Sena Medal  to Vineet Kumar LA and Cdr Nishant Singh , 13 Nao Sena Medal , 16 Vishisht Seva Medal, and two Jeevan Raksha Padak.
In addition to these awards, the CNS also presented the Lt VK Jain Memorial Gold Medal for pioneering research in the field of Weapon improvement and Electrical Engineering, as well as the Capt Ravi Dhir Memorial Gold Medal for promoting Flight Safety.
The CNS Trophy for Best Green Practice 2023 was awarded to Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam and INS Tunir in the Industrial and non-industrial categories respectively. The CNS also awarded the Unit Citations to operational units and shore establishments for their outstanding performances over the past year. Indian Naval Ships Betwa, Satpura, Sutlej and Nireekshak, Kalvari class submarine INS Karanj along with INAS 321 FSS and INAS 318 received the Unit Citation. In the shore establishment category, the awardees were INS India, Tanaji and Valsura, and Material Organisation .
The ceremony was attended by the spouses and families of the awardees, as well as senior dignitaries of the Indian Navy. The CNS lauded the award winners for their acts of bravery and distinguished service and thanked their family members for their support to the Naval personnel.
Emphasising the importance of the role of the Naval personnel, the CNS stated that "As the Indian Navy continues to expand its operational footprint, to protect, promote, pursue and preserve our national maritime interests, it is the unwavering professionalism and never-say-die spirit of our personnel, which ensures success, always and every time"
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
213.20crTotal Vaccine doses  have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
19,35,814 doses administered in last 24 hours
India's Active caseload currently stands at55,114
Active cases standat 0.12%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.69%
8,414recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,38,73,430
6,809new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
88.71cr Total Tests conducted so far; 3,20,820tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Ministry of Communications
Disconnection of 51260 fake SIM cards of Telecom Service Providers in Odisha
Department of Telecommunication  has conceptualized and implemented AI  based facial recognition tool called ASTR for Telecom SIM Subscriber Verification with a vision to analyze, identify and weed out fake/forged, non-bonafide mobile connections for curbing the menace of Cyber Crimes. It analyzes the combined subscriber database of all the Telecom Service Providers  and detects non-bonafide mobile connections. The system uses subscriber images and compares the same with other subscriber images and the output is generated in groups of similar images with different names of the same person.
ASTR has identified 52,088 suspected mobile connections issued by different Telecom operators in Odisha. As per the directions of DoT Odisha, these suspected mobile connections were re-verified by the concerned telecom operators and as a result 51,260 connections were found non bonafide and disconnected. Based on analysis, a total of 2,417 no of Point of Sales /SIM sellers who were involved in such fraudulent activities have been blacklisted. Further Police complaints have been made for investigation and taking necessary action against the culprits. The steps taken as above will help to prevent the usage of such fake/forged mobile connections for various illegal activities including Cyber Crimes in Odisha.
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Prime Minister's Office
India-Australia Virtual Summit
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Australia H.E. Mr. Scott Morrison will hold the second India-Australia Virtual Summit on 21 March 2022. The Summit follows the historic first Virtual Summit of 4 June 2020 when the relationship was elevated to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
During the upcoming virtual summit, the Leaders will take stock of progress made on various initiatives under the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. The virtual summit will lay the way forward on new initiatives and enhanced cooperation in a diverse range of sectors between India and Australia. The Leaders are expected to commit to closer cooperation in trade, critical minerals, migration and mobility, and education, among others.
Views on regional and international issues of mutual interest will also be discussed by the Leaders. The Summit highlights the importance attached by both countries to their bilateral relations as also their close cooperation on regional and global issues.
The India-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership has maintained the momentum of an upward trajectory with both countries continuing to collaborate closely, despite the Covid-19 pandemic, in wide-ranging areas including science and technology, defence, cyber, critical and strategic materials, water resource management, as well as public administration and governance.
Prime Minister Modi and Prime Minister Morrison met in Washington DC for the first in-person meeting after the Covid-19 pandemic in September 2021 on the margins of the Quad Leaders’ Summit and jointly launched the Infrastructure for Resilient Island States  in Glasgow on the margins of the COP26 in November 2021.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Organisations Banned Under UAPA
In exercise of the powers vested in the Central Government under Section 3 of the Unlawful Activities  Act, 1967 , the Government, on being satisfied that the organizations have become Unlawful, has declared the following Organizations as Unlawful Associations during the last three years:
- Islamic Research Foundation 
- National Liberation Front in Tripura 
- All Tripura Tiger Forum 
In exercise of powers vested in the Central Government under Section 35 of UAPA, the Government on being satisfied that the organization is involved in terrorism, has added the following organizations to the First Schedule of UAPA during the last three years:
- Al-Qaida in Indian Sub-continent  and all its manifestations
- Islamic State in Khorasan Province / ISIS Wilayat Khorasan/ Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham-Khorasan  and all its manifestations
- Khalistan Liberation Force and all its manifestations
The National Investigation Agency  has arrested 418 accused persons under UAPA during the last three years. However, the States Police also detain accused persons under UAPA, the details of which are not maintained by the Central Government.
The Government has not removed any organisation from the list of banned organisations under the UAPA during the last three years.
The Government has not released any person detained under UAPA. However, the data of persons detained under UAPA and released on the order of the competent courts is not maintained by the Government.
This was stated by the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Hansraj Gangaram Ahir in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
Steps taken by the Government to promote Women participation in Skill Training Programme
Under Skill India Mission, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship  focuses on inclusive skill development, with the objective of increased women participation for better economic productivity. The Ministry through its various schemes viz. PradhanMantriKaushalVikasYojana , National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme , Jan ShikshanSansthan , Craftsmanship Training Scheme  and Craft Instructor Training Scheme  provide skill development training to all sections of people including women. In order to increase the participation of woman under PMKVY, conveyance cost and boarding and lodging facilities are being provided.
The Directorate General of Training  of MSDE, under its Craftsmanship Training Scheme , has imparted long-term vocational training through a network of 14,604 Industrial Training Institutes . Government has made a provision of 30% reservation of seats for women candidates all over the country in Industrial Training Institutes  and Industrial Training Centers  for promoting women participation in skill training encouraging them through enrolling in various Industrial Training Institutes  in various trades under Craftsman Training Scheme  all over the country.
The Government has in place the policy to develop the teaching process in the way of training of trainer’s development programme under Craft Instructor Training Scheme  and conducts the programme in 19 National Skill Training Institutes  exclusively for women in 15 states /UTs of India.
The JSS Division, MSDE is administering the Scheme of support to Jan ShikshanSansthans  for Skill Development. The mandate of this scheme is to provide skill training to the non-literate, neo-literates, persons with rudimentary level of education up-to 8th and school dropouts up to 12th standard in the age group of 14-45 years. The priority groups are women, SC, ST, minority and other backward section of the society. Third-party evaluation study report  has shown that this scheme is very effective for empowerment of women. The report says “Women representation has been recognized as 79 percent against the male . The scheme is women dominated and catering to the mandated target group.
The details of male and female candidates taking skill training under various schemes of MSDE are as below:
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S. No.
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Name of Schemes
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No of Male candidate trained
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No of Female candidate trained
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1.
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PMKVVY|
|
64,37,213
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|
48,30,646
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2.
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JSS|
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1,54,359
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8,00,269
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3.
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NAPS
Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles passing away of Sri Vishvesha Teertha Swamiji of the Sri Pejawara Matha
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has condoled the passing away of Sri Vishvesha Teertha Swamiji of the Sri Pejawara Matha, Udupi.
“Sri Vishvesha Teertha Swamiji of the Sri Pejawara Matha, Udupi will remain in the hearts and minds of lakhs of people for whom he was always a guiding light. A powerhouse of service and spirituality, he continuously worked for a more just and compassionate society. Om Shanti.
I consider myself blessed to have got many opportunities to learn from Sri Vishvesha Teertha Swamiji. Our recent meeting, on the pious day of Guru Purnima was also a memorable one. His impeccable knowledge always stood out. My thoughts are with his countless followers”, the Prime Minister said.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
191.32cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
India's Active caseload currently stands at17,692
Active cases standat 0.04%
Recovery Rate currently at 98.74%
2,878recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,25,79,693
2,487new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
Daily positivity rate 
Weekly Positivity Rate 
84.38cr Total Tests conducted so far; 4,05,156tests conducted in the last 24 hours
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 Vaccination Update - Day 326
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 129 Crore
More than 66 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 129 Crore  today. More than 66 lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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|
HCWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
10384939
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
9562778
|
|
FLWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
18381767
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
16622141
|
|
Age Group 18-44 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
470832647
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
252022119
|
|
Age Group 45-59 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
187715935
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
128366240
|
|
Over 60 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
117453012
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
83266467
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
|
|
804768300
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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|
489839745
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|
Total
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1294608045
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
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|
Date: 7thDecember, 2021 
|
|
HCWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
161
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
6375
|
|
FLWs
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
192
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
12478
|
|
Age Group 18-44 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
1425678
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
3289648
|
|
Age Group 45-59 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
338458
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
899954
|
|
Over 60 years
|
|
1st Dose
|
|
194235
|
|
2nd Dose
|
|
470349
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|
1st Dose Administered in Total
|
|
1958724
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|
2nd Dose Administered in Total
|
|
4678804
|
|
Total
|
|
6637528
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
Ministry of Earth Sciences
Maximum temperatures over plains of north India likely to recede from 28th onwards with substantial reduction of Heat wave conditions from 29th May
Conditions are favourable for further advance of Southwest Monsoon during next 48 hours
According to the National Weather Forecasting Centre of the India Meteorological Department:
♦ In view of the enhanced cloud cover and deepening of southwesterly winds upto mid tropospheric levels, Southwest Monsoon has further advanced into some more parts of south Bay of Bengal, most parts of Andaman Sea and Andaman & Nicobar Islands today. The Northern Limit of Monsoon  passes through Lat.5°N/Long.82°E, Lat.7°N/Long.86°E, Lat.10°N/Long.90°E, Port Blair, Lat.15°N/Long.97°E.
♦ Conditions are becoming favourable for further advance of Southwest Monsoon into some parts of Maldives-Comorin area and adjoining southeast Arabian Sea, remaining parts of Andaman Sea and some more parts of south and central Bay of Bengal during next 48 hours.
♦ Under the influence of a Western Disturbance and an east-west trough in lower levels and likely occurrence of rain/thunderstorm from 28th-30th May, maximum temperatures over plains of north India likely to recede from 28th onwards with substantial reduction of Heat wave conditions from 29th May. Under favourable wind conditions over parts of central India, heat wave conditions also likely to reduce from these areas from 29th May.
♦ Due to strong southerly winds from Bay of Bengal to northeast India at lower tropospheric levels; Heavy to very heavy rainfall with extremely heavy falls likely at isolated places over Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram during next 2 days. Heavy rainfall at isolated places over parts of south peninsular India during 27th-30th May, 2020.
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Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari Lays Foundation Stone and Inaugurates Various National Highway Projects in Himachal Pradesh
9 Road Corridors covering 222-kilometres with total outlay of Rs.6,155 crore
Minister for Road Transport & Highways and Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Shri Nitin Gadkari today laid Foundation stone and inaugurated various National Highway Projects in Himachal Pradesh. The total outlay of the 222-kilometre long nine road corridors is Rs.6,155 crore.
Addressing the event, Shri Gadkari said that these road projects will ensure prosperity for the people of Himachal Pradesh. The Minister promised that road travel time from Delhi to Kullu will be reduced to just seven hours within two years or even before. Shri Gadkari said that work related to construction of 11 more tunnels will soon be awarded in Himachal Pradesh. The Minister said that the Government has accorded top priority to Manali – Leh tunnel construction. The Minister said that road construction works with an outlay of around Rs.15 lakh crore are planned this year, across the country. Shri Gadkari said that process related to land acquisition and environment clearance needs to speed up to be able to complete the road construction on time. The Minister also announced to award works related to 491-kilometre long road construction in Himachal Pradesh with a total cost of Rs.15 thousand crore in year 2021-22.The Minister said that possibility of a network of ropeway and cable car in Himachal Pradesh may be explored.
On the occasion, Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Shri Jairam Thakur said that good quality roads and connectivity is the top priority for the state government and thanked Shri Nitin Gadkari for these road projects and expressed hope that these will further pave way for development of the state. Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways, General Dr. VK Singh  and Minister of State for Finance, Shri Anurag Thakur addressed the event virtually.
Cabinet
Cabinet approves Amendment in the Terms of Reference for the Fifteenth Finance Commission
Provision to address concerns regarding funds for defence and internal security
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the proposed amendment to enable Fifteenth Finance Commission to address serious concerns regarding the allocation of adequate, secure and non-lapsable funds for defence and internal security of India.
The Fifteenth Finance Commission has been constituted by the President on 27th November, 2017 in pursuance of clause  of article 280 of the Constitution and Finance Commission  Act, 1951. In keeping with this requirement, the Fifteenth Finance Commission  has been constituted for giving recommendations for the five years period commencing 1st April, 2020.
Under the Terms of Reference  of the Commission, it is proposed to ensure an assured allocation of resources towards defence and internal security imperatives.
The amendment provides that Fifteenth Finance Commission shall also examine whether a separate mechanism for funding of defence and internal security ought to be set up and if so how such a mechanism could be operationalized.
Ministry of Science & Technology
Experts highlight the need for strengthening centre-state cooperation, developing researcher’s network at state level
Experts highlighted the need for centre-state cooperation, developing researchers’ network at state level and connecting them to national level, establishing centres of excellence in technologically backward areas and inter-institutional collaboration at the first post-draft consultation meeting of the 5th National Science Technology and Innovation Policy  organized on 21st January 2021.
“Suggestions, feedback and comments came up through this consultation have been quite insightful and will be taken forward in revising the draft STIP” Dr. Akhilesh Gupta, Head STIP Secretariat, pointed out at the Post-draft STIP consultation with thought leaders and representatives of Govt., Academia, and Industry from the Northern Region of India.
He highlighted recommendations of the STIP like a National STI observatory as a central repository for all kinds of data related to and generated from the STI ecosystem, INDSTA- a dedicated portal to provide access to the outputs of all public-funded research, one nation one subscription, research addressing solutions with focus on rural problems in India, support to grassroots innovators, creation of ‘engaged universities to the needs of community, equity and inclusion, greater engagement of Indian diaspora, positioning a national policy research institute, etc ’.
The draft STIP was put together by STIP Secretariat led by Dr Gupta with support available from the Office of Principal Scientific Adviser  to the Government of India  and the Department of Science & Technology , GoI. The Secretariat carried out an extensive consultation process involving more than 43,000 stakeholders in India and abroad through over 300 rounds of discussions. The STIP was released for public consultation on 31st December 2020. Since then, a number of post-draft consultations have already been initiated to invite suggestions and recommendations. A series of consultations have been planned during next 2 weeks.
Professor Raj Kumar, Vice-Chancellor Panjab University, Chandigarh, who presided over the event, stressed the need for revisiting and refocusing of priorities taking in consideration the requirement of local people and connecting R&D with industry.
Representatives of government, academia, and industry came up with comments and suggestions on aspects like building data repositories, setting up of technology facilitation centres, and so on.
The STIP Secretariat and DST-Centre for Policy Research at Panjab University, Chandigarh, invited public feedback on the STIP draft Document on email india-stip[at]gov[dot]in by 31st January 2021.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 158.16 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 13.25 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID 19 vaccination started on 16th January 2021. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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|
VACCINE DOSES
|
|

|
|
SUPPLIED
|
|
1,58,16,75,635
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|
BALANCE AVAILABLE
|
|
13,25,29,901
More than 158.16 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt. of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than 13.25 Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.